AWSA Summer School 2025

Johanna van Rooyen

Nurse Practitioner, Royal Perth Hospital 


Jo is a Nurse Practitioner in Wound Management at Royal Perth Hospital in Western Australia. She has held this position since 2023. Prior to this, she was a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Wound Management from 2016. She is part of the Vascular and Multidisciplinary High-Risk Foot Unit. Jo has a particular interest in the prevention of pressure injuries and within her role established a skin champion program. Currently there are over 100 skin champions. She is a panel member for the International Pressure Injury Guidelines 2025. Jo was the Education Liaison for the Western Australian Branch of Wounds Australia for six years. She was awarded a Coloplast literary award in 2017.



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